Carnegie Corporation of New York

Carnegie Council for Advancing Adolescent Literacy

Standardized Testing

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Reading, Reading and More Reading

The only way to improve your reading is to read! It doesn't matter what language, reading will help your reading and your writing.

Online newspapers usually have a teen section, for example the Huffington Post.

Searching for a book you'll like? Type in the title of a book, and Your Next Read or What Should I Read Next? will generate a list of related books you also might like!

Here is a guide for books according to grade level.


Free Audio Books: American Classics and books on language study

Project Guttenberg: Online Audio books in many languages by authors from all over the world

International Children's Library has books in many languages from all over the world

We Give Books: join for free to read all kinds of childrens' books, rated by age

Books Should Be Free: audiobooks and ebooks, in many languages for all ages

Childrens' Books by Robert Munsch

Childrens' Books ages 3-11: computer reads aloud at Reading Owl

LibroPhile: search and find audio books and ebooks of any language, both free and for pay

Literature to Go: a site of free audio of stories and poems

Free Public Domain Audiobooks: volunteer to read, or find one to listen to

Podiobooks: Browse titles on this search page

Free Audio Stories for Kids: updated weekly, stories in many languages

Storyline Online: SAG site where actors read childrens' books aloud.

If you have a NOOK, here are free books you can download from the Barnes & Noble site

If you have iTunes, you can use the MeeGenius app to read childrens' books for free

Open Culture has links to download mp3, iTunes or other audio files of many books

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